Colvic Watson 35 Project (Lots of work begins!!!!!!!)
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- Опубликовано: 14 янв 2024
- The Colvic Watson 35 is a robustly built motor sailor, designed by G L Watson who also designed lifeboats. She can handle the most adverse weather conditions yet can manoeuvre into tight marina berths. Embark on a captivating journey as we resurrect a Colvic Watson 35 motorsailer that's been gracefully weathering the tides for the past two decades in our local marina. Join us in this thrilling restoration project, documenting every step of the transformation from a dormant vessel to a maritime masterpiece. Explore the challenges, triumphs, and the intricate art of boat building as we breathe new life into this timeless
Motorsailer. Follow along for insights into Motorsailer projects, boat restoration, and the meticulous craftsmanship involved. This is more than a project; it's a testament to the resilience of both sea and skill. Subscribe now and be part of the adventure!"
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I had a 38ft ChrisCraft Roamer from about 1962. Steel hull, so easy to fix below the water line, but redoing the interior and plywood/fiberglass pilot house was a pain. I won't do that again. I want to go sailing instead of doing full time repair work. What I really like about this type of motor sailor is the incredible amount of interior space for it's length when compared to most sailboats in the marina. I think a 28ft version is more than adequate for most families and they are more seaworthy than most anything else out there. When finished, this boat would make a great permanent live aboard, something I wouldn't try with something like a snazzy, fast, and beautiful Jeanneau 35 footer; that's for weekend racing, haha. Godspeed with the restoration.👍
Thank you for your kind words, and glad to know that you have been down this path before and know what’s involved, thank you for being here and we shall be back on her soon getting more work done, work life has got in the way lately but hopefully get some more time soon to move forward ⛵️🙏
Very nice project. I've been on with mine for five years. They are solid built and massive interior. Will watch your progress. Cheers Colvic Quest 34.6 Colvic Watson
Thanks 👍 ⛵️⛵️
I did the same on mine
Your going to love living on your CW 35
I’m in the Mediterranean been here from 2017 👍
This is great stuff, sounds like your living that dream in the sun also 🙏⛵️⛵️
Love a Colvin Watson, always look such a safe boat
Totally agree ⛵️⛵️
Lovely boat but so much work. Hats off to Matt.
He will fly through this one, he loves it. Very committed to getting the work done as I will keep pushing him 🤣
Great vid love a Colvic Watson
Thank you she is a great boat but every job leads to another job 🤣 she will be in the water soon hopefully ⛵️⛵️⛵️
Well done on your efforts Matt, it will be worth it once completed- keep strong. My father repaired his 28’ cabin cruiser over two years 1970/72 and it was brilliant when completed. Durban, South Africa.
Thanks for your kind words, Matt is fully committed to getting this done. He has been working almost everyday on her, the next video is currently in the making so stay tuned to the channel for updates. Enjoy the sun and warm weather in Durban 🌞 from the cold UK
Just found your channel. Looking forward to it! I’m a small boat owner down south in portsmouth. Peace Phil
Welcome to the channel Phil, Great to have you here. We are in the cold North West. It’s a ongoing project that will be getting a great new lease of life ⛵️ stay tuned Cliff & Matt
Hi Matt just found your channel and 10/10 for your efforts, having taken 11 years to research my book 'The History of the Colvic Watson' and also a Marine surveyor specialising in Colvic Watsons I appreciate the tasks ahead Having renovated a smaller CW many years ago I know its just a matter of 'time & Money' and 'Lots of both'
That’s fantastic, would be very interested in your book and will give it a mention on the channel on the next video, your knowledge will be very useful on this mammoth task ahead. Thank you for your comment and glad you found this channel so you can see how we get on in the coming months ⛵️
@@Boxcar34 thank you it’s going to be fun ⛵️
Bon Courage with the Project, Matt. We have the 32' model of the type which I have renovated and modified into a fully fledged sailing version of the brand.
Feel free to read up on what I did to accomplish this in my June, 2020 article in PBO.
For now I can say, that if you have any intention of actually sailing this boat, I highly recommend that you give the rudder a NACA profile and, as in a capital and, fair in the deadwood. CWs have significant steering problems both under sail and power. The fact that the previous owner sought to enlarge the rudder is indicative. Over the years there have been two articles in YM referring to the type's issues with weatherhelm, the last one as an addendum to a Nauticat 33 review in June, 2021. By fairing the deadwood and profiling the rudder these problems can be fixed and you certainly have the skills to do it. Now's the time.
I would also recalculate the loads on your bobstay. I am quite willing to bet that the existing 6mm(?) chain is too weak for that size headstay. This can be quite simply done (without any maths) by drawing a forces diagram. See Kinney's Elements of Yacht Design, page 173, Fig. 21.
Best of Luck, A.
Thank you very much for this information and I look forward to reading your article, all this is great information and undertaking a task like this it’s great to have as much knowledge from subscribers that have also done this kind of project in the past. Once again thank you for your support ⛵️
That’s my daddy!!!!! I love working on the boat with him he has recently fitted a hatch in what will be my bedroom
He is doing a great job ⛵️⛵️⛵️
Now that's a challenge. Good luck guys
New video out tomorrow 6pm for the next instalment. Thank you 🤩 We love a Challenge ⛵️
Looking forward to seeing the progress on this colvic...👍
Thanks for your support, hope you enjoy this journey with us ⛵️
Great to see your project featured here Matt 🙌🥰 greetings from your project neighbours next door over at Parrot 🦜⛵️⚓️
Thank you, a few boat lengths away neighbour ⛵️⛵️
LaminarFlow896 did a brilliant job on his boat. In particular these boats need the undersized flat rudder and wide deadwood sorting out.
Yes I watched his video which was awesome and pinned it in the comments on one of our other videos, he did a great job 👏 ⛵️
Thought I recognised that boat in the thumb nail, I’ve got Spinette the Channel island in the yard next to emerald star
And a great boat yours is, looking forward to this year and getting out there 🛥️⛵️
just found your channel, very impressed with the work you have done so far ,a while back a friend and i refitted a smaller cw ,thinkit was a 30 ... and the capping rails and especially the windows were much more difficult to do than i had imagined.Well done, will be following the channel with great interest, best wishes from Catalunya. Jon
Thank you for your kind words and nice to hear that you have also did a refit on a CW so you will appreciate the work that goes into this kind of project, thank you for subscribing and follow this project, Kind regards Cliff & Matt ⛵️
Uhhm 13:23 take some new brass use brass screws and just redo the piece now you got three different metals wich will corrode each other Stainless prone to seizuring aluminum and brass wich with moisture will assuer galvanic corrosion . Just a tip redo and use all brass . further i think the job on the wood railing is awesome would like to see a video on that must have been a lot of research gone into that . Love the shape of the boat i totally get it if the captain fell in love with it :) thx for sharing .
Thank you for the kind words and advice, we will definitely be posting a video on the subject, stay tuned for more videos to come on this project ⛵️⛵️
Whats the hull made of? I sure hope he's not living in that disaster.. the guy could use someone to organize everything so it doesn't resemble a beach after a hurricane.. I bet he spends too much time walking around looking for a tool or material that he needs
The Hull is GRP, and yes it’s organised in our own special filing system 🤣 and yes losing tools and looking for them come as standard, it’s definitely time for a clear up. ⛵️⛵️